I'm sorry if this has been asked before! Just a quick question.

I've never been to Coachella. I'll try to make this simple enough to not waste your time.

My wife and I are stationed at a base. Active Duty.
We saw a guy selling Coachella tickets on Craigslist (near us) and messaged him.
He's actually stationed here as well, it turns out. When the wristbands ship, he's willing to sell us the pair for face value.

Will I run into any problems? I'm only asking because we'll be investing a whole lot into this, and to be turned at the gate would be, quite literally, the worst thing ever. I think it's trustworthy, as we'll get wristbands from him, plus he's stationed where we are, and he's an officer. If he runs a scam, his career is basically done.

Basically, I'm just making sure I don't need anything special, traveling thousands of miles to CA and having ticket proofs that don't have my name on it.

Lastly, are we allowed to camp on the grounds with just the passes? This is a bit of a secondary thing. I'm trying to see if we'll have to book a hotel or something.

Re: I'm sorry if this has been asked before! Just a quick question.

receive the pass with the box and all associated swag that comes with it. when people start to receive their packages you'll be able to see what should come along with the wristbands, and what the wristband for the weekend you're attending looks like.

you cannot camp with just a festival pass. i believe camping is also sold out.

Originally Posted by canexplain

If moles had subways, molestation wouldn't be one of the creepiest words there is ....

Re: I'm sorry if this has been asked before! Just a quick question.

You have to have a camping pass (which must be bought with the passes) to camp on site. There are places to camp off-site and hotels in the area. You may be able to camp with someone who already has a car camping pass and is willing to share their space.

Re: I'm sorry if this has been asked before! Just a quick question.

1. Be sure to get the mailing and billing address from the guy...If you electronic wrist band needs to be "reset" they will ask for a name & address of who bought them. To avoid this problem though, be SURE to scan your wrist band every time you go in or out....

2. You can't camp without a camping pass, wristband alone won't do. You might be able to find a camping pass online like stubhub. Or just try and book a hotel as close as possible...At this point in the game I would just try and camp if you guys are up to it.

Re: I'm sorry if this has been asked before! Just a quick question.

Robin is correct. You can also change the shipping address on your order on the frontgate coachella ticket page. I know for the longest time you had to call to have the shipping address changed, but that recently changed.

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Last year, I had the original buyer email customer service and cc me on it. I also had the original buyer surrender her frontgate account to my friend (the one that needed the passes). He changed the login, password and all information to him to ensure that the passes will be mailed to him and that the original buyer couldn't go online to change anything.

Re: I'm sorry if this has been asked before! Just a quick question.

Originally Posted by levi760

2. You can't camp without a camping pass, wristband alone won't do. You might be able to find a camping pass online like stubhub. Or just try and book a hotel as close as possible...At this point in the game I would just try and camp if you guys are up to it.

False.

You CANNOT buy a camping pass online like stubhub. Camping passes only work with the wristband they were purchased with. When a John Smith buys a festival pass and camping pass through the official frontgate website, ONLY John Smith can use the camping pass. John Smith cannot sell his camping pass on ebay/stubhub. He can't even give it to a friend when he decides that he himself is not going to camp anymore. When that camping pass he bought gets scanned at the campgrounds, bottom line, if John Smith is not present, they will not allow the person with the camping pass that isn't John Smith to use the camping spot.

John Smith cannot transfer the camping pass in any way. He cannot call Frontgate and ask them to change the name attached to the camping pass from John Smith to someone else's name, either.

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Originally Posted by ManImCool

False.

You CANNOT buy a camping pass online like stubhub. Camping passes only work with the wristband they were purchased with. When a John Smith buys a festival pass and camping pass through the official frontgate website, ONLY John Smith can use the camping pass. John Smith cannot sell his camping pass on ebay/stubhub. He can't even give it to a friend when he decides that he himself is not going to camp anymore. When that camping pass he bought gets scanned at the campgrounds, bottom line, if John Smith is not present, they will not allow the person with the camping pass that isn't John Smith to use the camping spot.

John Smith cannot transfer the camping pass in any way. He cannot call Frontgate and ask them to change the name attached to the camping pass from John Smith to someone else's name, either.

This is actually FALSE as well. If John Smith selles the wristband AND camping pass together, they can be used by Jane Doe or whoever. They just have to be a pair. Solution is to find someone that has a wristband with camping that doesn't need it and swap wristbands with them along with camping pass OR just have them sit in your car while getting scanned through security.

Re: I'm sorry if this has been asked before! Just a quick question.

Your festival passes will get you into the camping area (on foot) but you do not get a camping spot unless you purchase one. You could, however, stay in the spot of friends (if you know or meet people) that do have a spot.

If you are going to contact Front Gate anyway it wouldn't hurt to ask to see if they can add a Car Camping Pass (assuming you are going to have a car) to the order. They may well be fully sold out but who knows.

Originally Posted by getbetter

If you can't make the deadline you cant make the deadline. I didn't stop playing pokemon last night for nothing.

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Originally Posted by dcbell05

This is actually FALSE as well. If John Smith selles the wristband AND camping pass together, they can be used by Jane Doe or whoever. They just have to be a pair. Solution is to find someone that has a wristband with camping that doesn't need it and swap wristbands with them along with camping pass OR just have them sit in your car while getting scanned through security.

Durr hurr I am not false in what I was addressing. You're false in accusing me of being false. The dude clearly stated that you can look for a camping pass online like a place like stubhub. You can't buy just a standalone camping pass on stubhub, nor anywhere for that matter (standalone camping pass) and I was explaining why you cannot. I did not contradict anything you said. Check yourself before you wreck yourself, bitch.

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Originally Posted by ManImCool

Durr hurr I am not false in what I was addressing. You're false in accusing me of being false. The dude clearly stated that you can look for a camping pass online like a place like stubhub. You can't buy just a standalone camping pass on stubhub, nor anywhere for that matter (standalone camping pass) and I was explaining why you cannot.

Actually, you were wrong. Keyworded you just added in this response: STANDALONE. You posted that he cannot buy a camping pass on stubhub/ebay. That is technically wrong because he can buy one so long as it comes with the festival wristband purchased. Thus, he just needs to get a wristband/camping pass combined purchase and then he can swap his non-camping wristband with someone. Now in your 2nd response you point out he cannot buy a standalone pass. True. I was clarifying your original post that he COULD purchase a camping pass. Trying to give a simple alternative that has been mentioned multiple times on the board.

Originally Posted by ManImCool

I did not contradict anything you said.

Of course you didn't because you weren't responding to me. You were responding to levi760 in your original post.

Originally Posted by ManImCool

Check yourself before you wreck yourself, bitch.

WHO SAYS THAT ANYMORE? Only former skater kids who graduated in the 90s or incredibly dorky, rich, white boys. Seriously expected something better from someone called "ManImCool". Then again, you DO live in one of the snobbiest places in the bay area. You probably think you're the sh*t and can't stand a girl contradicting anything you say. Not apologizing for trying to help out khariii. So, as TomAZ would say, "Go f*ck yourself."

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Originally Posted by dcbell05

Actually, you were wrong. Keyworded you just added in this response: STANDALONE. You posted that he cannot buy a camping pass on stubhub/ebay. That is technically wrong because he can buy one so long as it comes with the festival wristband purchased. Thus, he just needs to get a wristband/camping pass combined purchase and then he can swap his non-camping wristband with someone. Now in your 2nd response you point out he cannot buy a standalone pass. True. I was clarifying your original post that he COULD purchase a camping pass. Trying to give a simple alternative that has been mentioned multiple times on the board.

Of course you didn't because you weren't responding to me. You were responding to levi760 in your original post.

WHO SAYS THAT ANYMORE? Only former skater kids who graduated in the 90s or incredibly dorky, rich, white boys. Seriously expected something better from someone called "ManImCool". Then again, you DO live in one of the snobbiest places in the bay area. You probably think you're the sh*t and can't stand a girl contradicting anything you say. Not apologizing for trying to help out khariii. So, as TomAZ would say, "Go f*ck yourself."

STANDALONE was an implied value of the original post I was referring to. If you had a better understanding of the English language you'd understand this fact, and that was the point that I was trying to address in my original post.

I am saying that NOTHING in my post contradicts anything in YOUR post trying to "correct" me. If there was a contradiction then yes, you'd be correcting me and I would be wrong. But nothing you said contradicts me, therefore I was never wrong in what you were trying to prove. Everything I said falls within the same umbrella of reality as what you said when you attempted to prove I was wrong, when in fact I am right.

What you are still failing to realize is that we both completely understand how camping passes work and that we can both be right. The problem here is you think I'm wrong, when we're both right. If you really don't understand this, then check yourself, before you wreck yourself. Boom shakalaka. Yo momma so fat. Talk to the hand.

Re: I'm sorry if this has been asked before! Just a quick question.

Until you can articulate how anything I stated as fact contradicts reality, you were wrong trying to correct me. Since you can't, I win. Move along, nothing to see here. You tried to correct the wrong person. Game over.